Jeff Kaplan Says Overwatch League Pressure Helped Drive His Blizzard Exit
Former Overwatch team head Jeff Kaplan revealed in a Lex Fridman podcast interview that immense pressure from the overmarketed Overwatch League contributed to his departure from Blizzard Entertainment. He detailed how unrealistic revenue expectations and commitments to investors diverted resources from game development, culminating in a meeting with Activision's CFO that solidified his decision to leave. Kaplan has since announced his new project, an indie multiplayer action-survival FPS called The Legend of California.
- Entities
- Company: Blizzard Entertainment
- Company: Activision
- Game: Overwatch 2
- Game: The Legend of California
- Person: Jeff Kaplan
- Game: World of Warcraft
- Topic: Game Development
- Person: Dennis Durkin
- Topic: Esports
- Game: Overwatch
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